back to the salt mines
вернуться к чему-либо с большой неохотой; например к работе, которую не хочется делать
The work was tedious; they finished their coffee and went back to the salt mines.
Другие идиомы:
- take (something) with a grain of salt
- have one's back to the wall
- back down (from someone or something)
- back in circulation
- turn one's back on (someone or something)
- behind one's back
- back out (of something)
- break the back of (something)
- back to square one
- back to basics
- salt of the earth
- You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
- salt (something) away
- back to the drawing board
- back up (someone or something)